Multiple new minor leaguers are now signed on as plaintiffs, and the teams for whom the played are now defendants, including the Royals, Marlins, Giants, Red Sox, Blue Jays, White Sox, Indians, Astros, Angels, Athletics, Mariners, Reds, Cardinals, Rockies, Padres, Twins and Nationals. One presumes that, eventually, the plaintiffs will attempt to get players from every major league team and thus sue every franchise.

The introduction to the suit:

The collective Defendants are either members of or govern the cartel known as Major League Baseball (“MLB”). The organization traces its roots to the nineteenth century. Unfortunately for many of its employees, its wage and labor practices remain stuck there.

This is a doozy. Whether it will be successful is hard to say. It’s superficially appealing, legally speaking, but I’m no labor lawyer. The suit is large and complex enough to where anything can happen. But the allegations strike right at the heart of the Major League Baseball monopoly and the very manner in which it does business. If this is successful — or if it even leads to a settlement of some kind — it could mean major changes to the way baseball does business.

With Odorizzi, the Twins finally have the front-end starter they’ve been seeking all winter. It’s a bargain deal as well, as the 27-year-old righty is under contract through 2019 and didn’t require the club to part with any of their top-shelf prospects in the trade. Odorizzi will be looking to stage a comeback in 2018 after a dismal performance with the Rays last year, during which he eked out a career-worst 4.14 ERA, 3.8 BB/9 and 8.0 SO/9 through 143 1/3 innings.

Palacios, 21, ranked no. 27 in the Twins’ system last season. He split his year between Single-A Cedar Rapids and High-A Fort Myers, raking a combined .296/.333/.454 with 13 home runs and 20 stolen bases in 539 plate appearances. He’s expected to continue developing at shortstop, though he’s also seen limited time at second and third base during his four-year career in the minors.